African-American Experience in Poetry (page 3)

CHILDREN'S

Released: Oct. 1, 1998

I, TOO, SING AMERICA: THREE CENTURIES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN POETRY

edited by Catherine Clinton, illustrated by Stephen Alcorn

"Acorn's elegant illustrations have an expressiveness that honors the words. (Poetry. 10+)"

A splendid, rattling good collection of African-American poetry. Read full book review >

Cover art for SHIMMY SHIMMY SHIMMY LIKE MY SISTER KATE

CHILDREN'S

Released: April 1, 1996

SHIMMY SHIMMY SHIMMY LIKE MY SISTER KATE: LOOKING AT THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE THROUGH POEMS

by Nikki Giovanni

"This is a fine collection whatever the need: for poetry shelves, black history collections, social consciousnessraising sessions, cultural literacy courses—or for anyone who likes the sight of words that shimmy shimmy shimmy on the page. (Poetry. 11+)"

An annotated collection of poems from the Harlem Renaissance and beyond, presented by a master teacher and a terrific storyteller. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Nov. 1, 1993

SOUL LOOKS BACK IN WONDER

edited by Tom Feelings, illustrated by Tom Feelings

"An outstandingly beautiful and powerful book. (Poetry/Picture book. 7+)"

Continuing the reflection and celebration of African-American experiences begun in Something On My Mind (with Nikki Grimes, 1978) and Daydreamers (with Eloise Greenfield, 1981), Feelings pairs 13 poems (either new or, for the most part, previously inaccessible) by Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Walter Dean Myers, Margaret Walker, et al., with complex artwork involving blueprinting, stencilling, collage, and spray-painting. Read full book review >

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